Jean-Pierre Després

Research

Energy Metabolism Human Cohort Studies Lifestyle Interventions Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nutrition Postprandial Metabolism Prediabetes Prevention

Latest funding

The RIght TiMing to PrEvent Type 2 Diabetes (TIMED): A planning and dissemination meeting to tackle the re-synchronization of circadian clocks in the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$14,950
The Right Timing to prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Restoring 24-hour substrate rhythmicity to improve glycemic control by timing of lifestyle factors
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$1,999,784

All 2 grants and awards

The RIght TiMing to PrEvent Type 2 Diabetes (TIMED): A planning and dissemination meeting to tackle the re-synchronization of circadian clocks in the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Blondin, Denis

Keywords: Dissemination; Patient Engagement; Planning; Type 2 Diabetes

$14,950

The Right Timing to prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Restoring 24-hour substrate rhythmicity to improve glycemic control by timing of lifestyle factors

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Team Grant: Netherlands-Canada Type 2 Diabetes Research Consortium

Principal investigators: Carpentier, André C; Blondin, Denis; Campbell, David J; Després, Jean-Pierre; Raina, Parminder S

Keywords: Energy Metabolism; Human Cohort Studies; Lifestyle Interventions; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Nutrition; Postprandial Metabolism; Prediabetes; Prevention; Stable Isotope Tracers; Type 2 Diabetes

$1,999,784

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Energy Metabolism Dear Professor Després, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on energy metabolism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "The Right Timing to prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Restoring 24-hour substrate rhythmicity to improve glycemic control by timing of lifestyle factors" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]